The nominees for the 11th annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs11) were announced in a ceremony in Bryanston, Johannesburg on Thursday.
Ashes To Ashes actress Nambitha Mpumlwana was the host of the event and she invited NVFV CEO Ms Zama Mkosi onto the stage to start the proceedings.
During her speech, Mkosi confirmed the following:
The SAFTAs will be held in Sun City for the next 5 years.
The theme for the SAFTAs is ‘SA’s got it, let’s celebrate it.’
The awards ceremony will take place in Sun City from 16-18 March 2017.
Special mention goes to Heist which scored a whopping 9 nominations in various categories. Jerry Mofokeng who is a co-chair for #SAFTAs11 also scored a nomination in the Best Actor - TV Drama category for his role as Talent on Heist.
See the abbreviated list of e.tv SAFTAs nominees below:
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Gold Diggers
Ashes To Ashes Season 2
Rhythm City
Scandal!
Best TV Presenter
Chanley Wong (Craz-e: Sistahood)
Best Supporting Actor - TV Soap/Telenovela
Mandla Gaduka (Damian: Ashes To Ashes Season 2)
Best Supporting Actress - TV Soap/Telenovela
Maggie Benedict (Violet: Ashes To Ashes Season 2)
Nandi Nyembe (Ma Nkonzo: Ashes To Ashes Season 2)
Best Actress - TV Soap/Telenovela
Tina Jaxa (May Gumede: Gold Diggers)
Clementine Mosimane (Ruth Gumede: Gold Diggers)
Masasa Mbangeni (Thembeka Shezi: Scandal!)
Best Supporting Actor - TV Drama
Warren Masemola (COSATU: Heist Season 1)
Best Actor - TV Drama
Jerry Mofokeng (Talent: Heist Season 1)
Best Actress - TV Drama
Brenda Ngxoli (Kitt Khambule: Hustle)
Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-Up and Hairstyling - TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (Rosina Oliphant & Ntombizanele Mokwena)
Best Achievement in Art / Production Design - TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (Thabiso Nene)
Best Achievement in Post Production Sound Design - TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (Jonty Everton)
Umlilo (Janno Muller, Thapelo Makhubo & Jonty Everton)
Best Achievement in Post Production Editing - TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (Melanie Golden)
Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (Tiyane Nyembe)
Best Achievement in Directing -TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (Best Achievement in Directing -TV Drama)
Best TV Drama
Heist Season 1 (BrandedSoul Productions)
Best Music Show
Coke Studio (Good noise productions)
Best Reality Show
The Ultimate Braai Master (Cooked in Africa Films)
Best Youth Programme
Craz-e Sistahood (Red Pepper Pictures)
Best Achievement in Editing - Documentary Short
South African Heroes – Theresa Gwala (Conroy Esterhuizen)
Best Achievement in Cinematography - Documentary Short
South African Heroes – Theresa Gwala (Geoffrey Robert Hookins)
Best Documentary Short
South African Heroes – Theresa Gwala (e.tv)
Click here for the complete list of SAFTAs nominees. #SAFTAs11